Rail-anchor.



P. W. MOORE;

RAIL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED 13110.15, 191s.

1,1283%, Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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P. W. MOORE.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG 16,1913.

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P. W. MOORE.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 15, 1913.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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RAIL ANCHOR. APPLIQATIO'N FILED DBO. 15.1913; I 1,128,348, Patented Feb.16,1915.

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PHILIP W. MOORE, 0F EVANS'ION, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB. TO T l-IE P. 86 M.00., OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BAIL-ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRail-Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rail anchors or devices for preventing thelongitudinal creep of railroad rails, and. particularly to the type ofanchor composed of a rigid or relatively rigid clip or shoe extendingaround the base flange of the rail to be anchored, and of a wedgecarrying element provided with a wedging part interposed between saidclip or shoe and the bottom of the rail, and with a tie abutting partwhich bears against one of the ties on which the rail is laid, or someother stationary, or relatively stationary, part of the roadbed; theengagement of the wedge and shoe providing a clamp which grips the railbase, and the tie abutting part or flange performing the function ofholding said clamp, and hence the rail, in a fixed position against thetendency of the rail to creep forward in the direction of the travel ofthe trains.

My invention has "for a primary object to provide certain novelconstructions and arrangements in a rail anchor of this type whereby thedanger of the base flange of the rail being broken or injured by thestresses exerted against it by the anchor is obviated, whereby therelatively movable parts composing the anchor are held more firmly andaccurately in the desired coengagcment, and whereby, for the reasonswhich will be made apparent in the following description, the anchor isin other respects more effective and reliable than rail anchors of thisgeneral type which have been heretofore devised.

The invention consists in the novel and improved constructions,arrangements and combinations which will be hereinafter described andclaimed.

The invention is illustrated, 'in certain preferred embodiments, in theaccompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 shows, in side elevation, appliedto a rail, with. the rail in section, a rail anchor illustrating oneform of my invention. Fig. 2. is a plan View of the parts shown inFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 butshowing the rail in elevation. Figs. 4 and'o, are views,

.line 14.-1i of Fig. '13.

.tional view taken on lines 15-15 of Figs.

in perspective, of the two parts constituting the anchor. Fig. (3 is aview similar to Fig. 5 showing a modified form of the inventionemploying two wedge .luembers instead of one; Fig. 7 is a plan view ofthe parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a View. similar to Figs. 1 and 6illustratin anlother modification in which a single xed tie abuttingmember is provided with two wedges one under each'edge of the rail base.Fig. 9 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 8. Fig. l0 is a.sectional view taken on line 10--1O of Fig. 8. Fig. 11 is a view, inperspective, of the fixed or stationary element of the anchor shown inthe preceding three figures. Fig. 12 is a View, in perspective, of theother element of this anchor. Fig. 13 is a plan view illustratinganother mOdification in which the wedging members of the fixed elementconverge in the direction of the tie instead of divergin as in the formof the invention shown in Figs. 8 to 12 inelusive. Fig. 14: is asectional View taken on 13 and 14, and Figs. 16 and 17 are views, in

perspective, of the elements constituting the.

anchor shown assembled in Figs. 13 to 15 inclusive, the hook or jawportion at one end-of the element shown in Fig. 17 being broken away forthe purpose of making the construction of this element mo e apparent.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figuresof the drawings.

Throughout the drawings A designates a railway rail having the usualbase flange B, and C one of the ties on which the rail is supported.

The rail anchor shown in Figs. l'to 5 inclusive, consists of two"coacting elements,

one of which extends under the rail and has its extremltles so formed asto bear against the upper surfaces of the base flange at 0pposite sidesof the rail, the other of which has a wedging member or part whichintervenes between the first named element and the base flange of therail, and a part adapted to hold the anchor in a stationary position as,for example, by hearing against the cross tie C. The first named element(Fig. 41) consists preferably of a bar 10 provided at one end vwith ahook 11 and at the other with a larger hook 12. The other memberconsists preferably of a. plate 13 adapted to bear against the tie Cfrom which plate pro- Fig. 15 is a sec-- jects a wedge 14. The bar isbent along the oblique line so as to provide a footing 16 for one edgeof the base flange B of the rail which is directly under the hook 11 andso as to provide also a space for the Wedge 14 between the other end ofthe bar and the opposite edge of the base flange of the rail. The mainportion of the bar 10 therefore slopes or is inclined, both transverselywith respect to the plane of the bottom of the rail base flange and alsolongitudinally with respect thereto. The under surface 17 of the wedge14- is by preference correspondingly inclined. The wedge member 14 has avertical face 18 which bears against the inner face of a rib 19 on thebar 10. In adjusting the anchor to the rail the plate 13 is placedagainst the tie G and the shoe element is -slipped under'the rail withits hooksll and 12 overlapping opposite edges of the base flange B. Bydriving the shoe member toward the tie, a wedging engagement is 'broughtabout between the shoe or movable element and the wedge 14 of thestation ary element. It will be observed that the wedge 14 is directlybeneath the extremity of hook 12 so that when the parts of the anchorare driven together there is no tendency to break out the edge of therail base. On the other side of the rail the wedge is held between thehook 11 and the footing 16( Any tendency on the part of the rail tocreep forward is self checked since it involves a closer wedgingengagement between the base flange of the rail and the partsconstituting the anchor. The wedge 14 is firmly held between theinclined 11 per face of the bar 10,: the lower surfacev o the baseflange of the rail and the rib 19.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a modification involving the use of a wedge at eachside of the anchor. The bar 20 of'the movable element is bent downwardlyon each side of its longitudinal center line and is formed with similarllooks 21 at opposite ends and with similar ribs 22, the upper surfaces23 of the bar sloping downwardly toward the tie as well as transversely.There are two stationary elements consisting- 1n.the' form of theinvention'shown, each of a tie abutting plate 24 and a wedge 25.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 8 to 12'inc1usive,-theanchor is composed of a movable element and a single stationary element,the latter, however, providing two wedge members one under each edge ofthe rail. The bar 26, which is provided at-opposite ends with hooks 27,is formed with two inclined faces 28 which slope downwardly from thehooks to the center of the bar and also downwardly from the edge remotefrom the tie toward thetie. The other' member consists of a tie abuttingplate 29 formed with wedge members 30, provided with the wedging faces31, connected at the outer ends by the integral cross piece 32, thewedge members diverging in the direction toward the tie and beingtapered from the plate 29 toward the cross piece 32 and the wcdgingfaces 31 inclined so as to coact with the inclined surfaces 28 on thebar 26.

Figs. 13 to 17 inclusive show another modification. The movable elementin this construction consists of a bar 83' provided at opposite endswith hooks 34 and formed with inclined surfaces 35 sloping downwardlytoward the tie and downwardly from the middle ofthc bar toward itsextremities. The stationary element consists preferably of a tieabutting plate 36 and a pair of wedgiiig faces which coact with thesurfaces 35 of the bar.

While I have described my invention in certain preferred embodiments itwill be obvious that modifications might be made without departure fromthe principle of the invention. Therefore I do not wish to be understoodas limiting the invention to the precise constructions, arrangements andproportions shown.

I do not claim specifically herein the constructions shown in Figs. 8 to17 inclusive, the form of invention shown in Figs. 8 to 12 inclusivebeing specificallyclaimed in my co-pending application Serial No.865,087, filed October 5, 1914, and the form of the invention shown inFigs. 13 to 17 inclusive, being specifically claimed in my co-pendi'ngapplication Serial No. 865,088, filed October 5, 1914, both of whichapplications are disaid movable element overlapping said base flange,said movable element beingformed with a rib against which the outer edgeof said wedge member bears.

2. In a rail anchor, the combination with a movable element ada ted toengageopposite sides of the base ange of the rail and formed at one endso as to overlap and bear upon the upper surface of said base flange,

of a stationary element provided with a member which is adapted tointervene between the movable element and the rail di rectly under thepart of said movable element overlapping said base flange, the portionof said movable element under the base flange and member bein formedwith two pairs of coacting wedge aces which stand at an angle to eachother.

3. In a rail anchor, the combination with a movable element adapted toengage opposite sides of the base flange of the rail and formed at oneend so as to overlap and bear upon the upper surface of said baseflange, of astationary element provided with a member which is adaptedto intervene between the movable element and the rail directly under thepart of said movable element overlapping said base flange, said movableelement and member being formed with co-engaging faces oblique withrespect to the plane of the bottom of the base flange and said movableelementwith a rib which bears against said member.

4. In a rail anchor, the combinatlon with a bar formed with hooks atopposite ends adapted to bear upon theupper surfaces of the base flangeof the rail on opposite sides thereof, of-a tie abutting plate formedwith a member adapted tointervene between said bar and the bottom of therail, said member and barbeing formed with two pairs of coacting wedgefaces, the faces of one pair being oblique to the plane of the bottom.of said base flange both longitudinally and transversely of the rail.

nally and transversely of the rail and the bar being formed with a ribwhich bears against said member.

G. In a'rail anchor, the combination with a barformed at opposite endswith hooks adapted to bear against the upper surfaces of the base flangeof the rail, of tie abutting means provided with separate wedge membersunder 0 posite edges of the base flange of the rail a apted to intervenebetween said bar and the bottom of the rail directly un- 8. A railanchor comprising an element adapted to extend around the base flange ofthe rail and provided with overlapping parts bearing against the uppersurfaces of the base flange of the rail on opposite sides thereof, andtie abutting1 means provided With a pair of wedges W ich extend underopposite edges of the bottom of the rail, said wedges and the elementwith which they are engaged being formed with coen aging surfaces whichare oblique to the lp ane of the bottom of the base flange botilongitudinally and transversely of the rail.

9. In a rail anchor, the combination with a movable element ada ted toengage opposite sides of the base ange of the rail and formed at one endso as to overlap and bear upon the upper surface of said base flange, ofa stationary element provided with a' wedge member which is adapted to.intervene between the movable element and the bottom of the raildirectly under the part of said movable element overlapping said baseflange, said wedge member and the surface of the other element uponwhich it bears having an inclination with respect to the plane of therail base both longitudinally and transversely thereof.

PHILIP W. MOORE. Witnesses: y

H. C. PARKER, F. A. Pnns'roN.

